A short 15mn max technical introduction to the Nuxeo Platform, a content management software platform to build content-centric business applications.

1. Nuxeo Platform
A 15-minute introduction
Thierry Delprat
March 2012

2. Nuxeo Platform is...
...a set of building blocks
Document storage Web UI
Relations Forms
Versions Widgets
Gadgets
Security
Comments
Authentication
Annotations
Audit
Indexing Workflow
Search Lifecycle
Retention
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3. Nuxeo Platform is...
...a set of building blocks for deploying
customized content applications
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4. Nuxeo Platform Overview
Extensible and configurable ECM services
(Document storage, workflow, indexing, security,
relation management)
UI building blocks and frameworks
(Web apps, Websites, RIA, mobile)
High-level frameworks
(Content Application Platform, Case Management
Framework)
Ready-to-use pre-packaged applications
(Document Management, Digital Asset Management)
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5. Quick Technical Overview
• 100% Java-based
• Runs everywhere a JVM can run (Windows, Linux,
Unix, MacOS)
• Easy deployment (unzip and run)
• Standards-based (JTA, JCA, JAAS, ...)
• Component-based architecture (OSGi)
• Easy pluggability and extensibility
• Multiple deployment targets
• Simple WAR, JEE or bare Java (desktop)
• Multiple DB support (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLServer,
MySQL)
• Multiple BlobStore backends (Filesystem, NAS, S3, SQLDB)
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6. Scalability and Performance
• Cluster support Nuxeo
Instance
DB
• Application-level cluster support Nuxeo
Instance
• Add/remove nodes as needed Nuxeo
Instance
• Multi DB scale-out
Data
• A single application can manage data base
• From multiple databases Repo
• From multiple repositories FS
• Raw performance Nuxeo
Archived Documents
Server
Data
• Benchmarked with 100 million base
documents on a single server Repo
FS
• Outputs 200 pages/sec even on complex
business applications Live Documents
• Platform comes with benchmarking tools
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7. Extensibility
• Extensibility and configuration
• Almost all services are configurable and extensible
• You can choose the components you need
• Web UI is also very modular
(pages, widgets, gadgets, actions, themes, etc.)
• Your application can be a set of plugins for the platform
• Configure as needed
• Pick or build new components as needed
• Elegant and sustainable integration model
• Clean customizations that can be upgraded
• Quick and efficient implementation of business
requirements
• No need to touch Nuxeo's source code
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8. Leverage the Platform Approach
If you have multiple ECM projects
1. Select which part of the Platform you need
• Pick the features you want
2. Add your common components/configuration
• SSO or user management integration
• UI and corporate branding
• Security policies
• Workflows
3. Instantiate your platform for each project
• Each project benefits from common components
• Each project benefits from common maintenance
• Each project can have its own specificities
• Custom Nuxeo Studio configuration
• Additional components
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9. Nuxeo Platform Tools
A complete toolbox
• Testing tools
• Unit tests, functional tests, performance tests
• Nuxeo Studio
• Easy configuration
• Doc types / forms
• UI
• Process
• Automation API
• Transparent upgrades
• Nuxeo IDE
• Wizards, tests & hot reload
• Nuxeo Studio integration
• Deployment
• Packaging tools
• Nuxeo private Marketplace / Nuxeo Update Center
• Nuxeo Cloud
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10. Integration
• Data level access
• Easy SQL level access
• Data migration
• BI tools
• Native XML I/O pipe
• Pluggable importer/exporter
• Standard content level API
• Read/Write via CMIS
• Read/Write via WebDav
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11. Integration
• Java level integration Nuxeo
Your App
• Embed your application in Nuxeo
• Embed Nuxeo in your application Your App
Nuxeo
• WebService API
• Automation API : extensible
REST API (JAX-RS)
• Easily expose an API designed for
your applications
• JAX-WS stack included in Nuxeo
Platform
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12. Thank you!
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